Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 11, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a decision in Dakotans for Health, et al. v. Monae Johnson, a civil rights appeal against the South Dakota Secretary of State concerning state regulation of ballot-initiative petition activity. The decision was issued on August 11, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of a First Amendment challenge to state election-petition regulation, a repeatedly exercised judicial function.